1923 Facts for Kids

1923 (MCMXXIII in Roman numerals) was a regular year that started on a Monday in the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar became less common this year, though some Eastern Orthodox churches still use it.

Important Events of 1923
Famous People Born in 1923
Famous People Who Died in 1923
Nobel Prize Winners
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Important Events of 1923

January 1 – All UK railway companies joined together to form four bigger companies.
January 10 – Lithuania took control of the Memel region.
January 11 – Soldiers from France and Belgium moved into the Ruhr area in Germany. They wanted Germany to pay back money for war damages.
February 16 – Howard Carter opened the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
February 22 – The famous scientist Albert Einstein visited Barcelona. He was invited by another scientist, Esteban Terradas i Illa, for a special course.
March – The play Antigone by Jean Cocteau was performed in Paris. Famous artists helped create it: Pablo Picasso designed the sets, Arthur Honegger wrote the music, and Gabrielle Chanel made the costumes. Antonin Artaud acted in the play.
March 1 – The USS Connecticut, a US Navy ship, was taken out of service.
March 2 – Time Magazine was sold for the first time.
March 9 – Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Soviet Union, had his third stroke. He became very ill and could no longer speak or lead the government.
April – The Irish Civil War ended.
April 12 – The Kandersteg International Scout Centre was created.
April 23 – The Gdynia Seaport officially opened.
April 26 – Prince Albert married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in Westminster Abbey.
May 23 – Belgium's SABENA Airlines started flying.
May 27 – The Ku Klux Klan did not follow a law that said they had to share the names of their members.
June 9 – A military coup happened in Bulgaria. The prime minister, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, was removed from power and later killed on June 14.
June 18 – The Etna volcano erupted, leaving 60,000 people without homes.